{"podcast":{"title":"America’s Work Force Union Podcast","slug":"america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664","podcast_index_feed_id":367664,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/AmericasWorkForceRadioPodcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://AmericasWorkForceRadioPodcast.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8183910/awf-union-podcast-logo-podbean-1500px.png","author":"BMA Media Group","episode_count":150,"summary":"America’s Work Force Union Podcast provides a clear and unfiltered voice for the working people of America. Radio veteran Ed “Flash” Ferenc leads the discussion with a focus on topics that include the impact of labor unions in America, workers’ rights, legislative actions and labor-management relations. Featured guests include various labor leaders, politicians, journalists and more. America’s Work Force Union Podcast provides updates and information from sources around the United States and continues to be the trusted voice for workers across the country.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T20:18:34.617389+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664"},"episode":{"title":"LaborLab's Bob Funk on the $1.7 Billion Union Busting Industry and How Workers Can Fight Back","slug":"laborlab-s-bob-funk-on-the-1-7-billion-union-busting-industry-and-how-workers-can-fight-back","published_at":"2026-06-08T19:31:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664/laborlab-s-bob-funk-on-the-1-7-billion-union-busting-industry-and-how-workers-can-fight-back","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664","url":"https://AmericasWorkForceRadioPodcast.podbean.com/e/laborlabs-bob-funk-on-the-17-billion-union-busting-industry-and-how-workers-can-fight-back/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vhic2dybmg6giukm/06-08-26_Mixdown_11aibbu.mp3","summary":"LaborLab founder Bob Funk breaks down a new EPI report finding US employers spend $1.7 billion annually on union avoidance — and explains why the real number is almost certainly higher. From Amazon’s $26.6 million in consultant spending to the law firms handling 19% of all NLRB cases in the shadows, Funk maps the full infrastructure of union busting and explains how LaborLab’s Persuader reports can put the information workers are legally entitled to directly in their hands during an organizing campaign.","meta_description":"LaborLab founder Bob Funk breaks down a new EPI report finding US employers spend $1.7 billion annually on union avoidance — and explains why the real num…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2090,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664/episodes/laborlab-s-bob-funk-on-the-1-7-billion-union-busting-industry-and-how-workers-can-fight-back/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-s-work-force-union-podcast-367664/laborlab-s-bob-funk-on-the-1-7-billion-union-busting-industry-and-how-workers-can-fight-back.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}